Sweet alyssum flowers spring through fall, attracting beneficial insects all season long. Plants benefit from afternoon shade in warm Southern climates. Plant as a groundcover beneath beans and ...

Fava beans do not require trellises, but some larger varieties may benefit from cages or trellises for additional support. In the summer, pollinators love the flowers, and understandably so ...

Scout fields in late summer/early fall when lima beans begin to flower. P. phaseoli often infects pods and racemes of lima bean; rarely does it infect leaves. The pathogen prefers young, actively ...

Runners should be watered particularly heavily, twice a week in dry weather, both when the flower buds appear and once they're open. Mulch around beans to help keep moisture in the soil when the ...